SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2009 (January 26, 2009)
 

 
Neuralstem, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

 
Delaware
 
000-1357459
 
52-2007292
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employee Identification No.)
 
9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(301) 366-4841
 (Issuer Telephone number)
 
 


 
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Item 8.01                     Other Events

On January 26, 2009, Neuralstem, Inc. (“Company”) issued a press release announcing it had received an Official Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trade Office for the Company’s patent application, number 10/047,352, for Stable Neural Stem Cell Lines.  The patent covers technology to immortalize any human neural stem cell, rendering its growth robust and long-lasting.  A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information or such exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth in or exhibits to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K.

 
Item 9.01                     Financial Statement and Exhibits.
 

Exhibit Number
  
 
Description
   
 
     
99.1
 
Press Release Dated January 26, 2009
     



 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NEURALSTEM, INC
 
       
 
By:
/s/ I. Richard Garr  
    I. Richard Garr  
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
Dated: January 29, 2009